Technology makes us stupid

People are stupider today than they have ever been. In a matter of seconds, I can access more resources on any subject than I could possibly find time to read. You would think that with such a widely-available supply of information, stupidity would be near extinction. And yet, I submit that the ease of communication today is in fact a catalyst for stupidity. Precious kernels of knowledge that took the most brilliant minds generations to acquire are being placed in the hands of people who never learned how to add 2+2. We take knowledge for granted. As technological advances make information more easily available, they steal from us the wisdom that can be gained in the acquisition. There is something important about struggling to find an answer. It brings experience and understanding that cannot be gained from having the answer delivered on a silver platter. So the next time you are trying to find the answer to something, try using brainpower instead of processor power.